Is this really what NZ wanted?

Prime Minister Bill English led National to 46% support, an astounding result for a party seeking a fourth term in office.

But that 46% is only 50 seats which is not enough for a majority government.

Labour’s 35.8% was far more than its supporters could have hoped for before its leadership change but even further away from a majority. It would need both New Zealand First and the Green Party.

This means that Winston Peters, and it is the leader not his party who counts, has almost all the say on what happens next.

NZ First got only 7.5% of the vote. Polls before the election showed that its supporters were fairly evening divided on whether Peters should choose National or Labour should it be in the position to do so.

A criticism of First Past the Post was that voters in marginal seats had too much power.

But MMP has given more power to fewer people by allowing a minor party to choose the government and half of its supporters will be disappointed regardless of whichever it is.

Is this really what New Zealand wanted?

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Andrei, I agree with you but the reality is that Winnie will go with Liarbour and try to sideline the watermelons but I don’t think that will happen. The result sadly for the country will end up as a cluster f##k and that will see the end (at last) of both Winnie First and the Watermelons. If the watermelons had half a brain they would do a deal with Blenglish and shut Winnie out altogether. Winnie is the consumate opposition MP. Government doesn’t work for him